If you revisit some of the sci-fi movies of the Seventies and Eighties like "Star Wars" and this one, you realize just how clunky some of the special effects were. As an example, you would think the designer of an attack droid would have given some thought to the idea that maybe it would eventually encounter a set of stairs at some point. When that attack droid flipped and started flailing it's legs it looked just hilarious.
So it's 2014 now, some twenty seven years since this movie came out, and old Detroit still hasn't been replaced. You'd think they would put a whole army of Robocops in there to straighten things out. Actually, the way things are going, we may not be far from it what with flying drones being unleashed across the country and government surveillance at an all time high. Sure wish we could turn that clock back.
Well I saw this when it first came out and again just the other day. Not much has changed in my perception of the flick; it's an entertaining blend of sci-fi and action with all manner of corporate outlaws looking to make a score with the latest in technology. Peter Weller is outstanding in the Robocop get-up, I was particularly amused each time he did one of those awkward twists with his head to signal a new direction he was going in. Ron Cox was perfect as the number two man at Omni Consumer Products, but he probably should have thought things through a bit more with his programming team. If all it took to get knocked out of the picture was getting fired, why wouldn't he simply design Robocop not to harm him under any circumstances. Pretty simple solution really.
Say, how did the Robocop armor get fixed up every time he got shot up? That's what I'd like to know.
So it's 2014 now, some twenty seven years since this movie came out, and old Detroit still hasn't been replaced. You'd think they would put a whole army of Robocops in there to straighten things out. Actually, the way things are going, we may not be far from it what with flying drones being unleashed across the country and government surveillance at an all time high. Sure wish we could turn that clock back.
Well I saw this when it first came out and again just the other day. Not much has changed in my perception of the flick; it's an entertaining blend of sci-fi and action with all manner of corporate outlaws looking to make a score with the latest in technology. Peter Weller is outstanding in the Robocop get-up, I was particularly amused each time he did one of those awkward twists with his head to signal a new direction he was going in. Ron Cox was perfect as the number two man at Omni Consumer Products, but he probably should have thought things through a bit more with his programming team. If all it took to get knocked out of the picture was getting fired, why wouldn't he simply design Robocop not to harm him under any circumstances. Pretty simple solution really.
Say, how did the Robocop armor get fixed up every time he got shot up? That's what I'd like to know.